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Ultramicroelectrode, process for making same and its application
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-15
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2009-05-15
Abstract
Abstract The ultramicroelectrode comprises a wire or filament of noble metal and/or carbon on which an insulating layer is provided. The insulating layer is made from a cross-linked alkenyl-substituted poly(1,4-phenylene) ether, poly(1,4-phenylene) thioether or poly(1,4-aniline). This ultramicroelectrode can be used as a disk, cylindrical, bipolar or shielded electrode and may be used as a stimulating electrode, amperometric or potentiometric microsensor or as an electrode for analytical measurement, e.g. for inverse voltammetry.
Inventors
- 👤 Mira Josowicz
- 👤 Karin Potje-Kamloth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:51
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/28; G01N27/30; G01N27/308; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12556; Y10T428/12569; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
In an electrode having a wire made of noble metal and/or carbon and an insulating layer applied thereon, the improvement wherein said insulating layer is made from a compound selected from the group consisting of substituted poly(1,4-phenylene) ethers, poly(1,4-phenylene) thioethers and poly(1,4-aniline)s, whose plurality of phenyl groups are cross-linked at their ortho-positions by alkylene groups with from two to ten carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
In an electrode having a wire made of noble metal and/or carbon and an insulating layer applied thereon, the improvement wherein said insulating layer is made from a compound selected from the group consisting of substituted poly(1,4-phenylene) ethers, poly(1,4-phenylene) thioethers and poly(1,4-aniline)s, whose plurality of phenyl groups are cross-linked at their ortho-positions by alkylene groups with from two to ten carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein the thickness of said insulating layer amounts to from 1.0 to 3.0 micrometers and said wire has a diameter of from 0.10 to 15 micrometers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said wire is shaped like a disk having one end, which is free of said insulating layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said wire has both end regions which are free of said insulating layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 further comprising a metal electrode applied to a surface of said insulating layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement defined in claim 5 further comprising another insulating layer applied to said metal electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said wire has one end region, which is free of said insulating layer and further comprising metal applied to said end region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement defined in claim 7 wherein said metal is also applied to another end region of said wire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said wire has a portion which is free of said insulating layer and provided with an ion selective layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
The improvement defined in claim 9 wherein said ion selective layer contains as a matrix a copolymer selected from the group consisting of phenol- , thiophenol-, aniline-containing monomers and their combinations with an unsaturated group in an ortho-position with another comonomer selected from another group consisting of noncross-linkable OH--, NH 2 -- or SH-containing aromatic comonomers, which have a saturated aliphatic group in another ortho-position with 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for making an electrode comprising a wire made of a noble metal or carbon and an insulating layer thereon comprising the steps of: a. depositing a polymer layer anodically on said wire made of said noble metal and/or carbon by electrochemical polymerization of monomers selected from the group consisting of phenol-, thiophenol-, aniline-containing monomers and their combinations, which contain in an ortho-position unsaturated aliphatic groups with 2 to 10 carbon atoms, from an electrolytic bath having an alkaline medium, which contains an amine and an adhesion promoting agent; and b. cross-linking said polymer layer to form said insulating layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for making an electrode comprising a wire made of a noble metal or carbon and an insulating layer thereon comprising the steps of: a. depositing a polymer layer anodically on said wire made of said noble metal and/or carbon by electrochemical polymerization of monomers selected from the group consisting of phenol-, thiophenol-, aniline-containing monomers and their combinations, which contain in an ortho-position unsaturated aliphatic groups with 2 to 10 carbon atoms, from an electrolytic bath having an alkaline medium, which contains an amine and an adhesion promoting agent; and b. cross-linking said polymer layer to form said insulating layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 wherein said alkaline medium contains an amine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 wherein said alkaline medium contains a primary amine with another aliphatic group.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 wherein said alkaline medium contains an aqueous ammoniacal solution.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 wherein said alkaline medium contains a mixture of an amine and an aqueous ammoniacal medium.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising heating to effect said cross-linking.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising irradiating to effect said cross-linking.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising cleaning chemically for removal of a passive layer prior to said depositing.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising cleaning electrochemically for removal of a passive layer prior to said depositing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising dissolving away said polymer layer chemically in an end region after said depositing of said polymer layer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising metallizing an end region of said wire prior to said depositing.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising metallizing both end regions of said wire prior to said depositing.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising mechanically opening a tip of said wire after said cross-linking of said polymer layer to said insulating layer so that said wire is exposed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
53 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising metallizing said insulating layer to form a metal layer with a metallizing process selected from the group consisting of a physical metallizing process, a currentless chemical metallizing process and an electrochemical metallizing process after said depositing of said polymer layer and subsequently performing said cross-linking.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
The improvement defined in claim 24 further comprising removing a portion of said insulating layer, which is within 2 mm of an electroactive end region of said wire, and masking said portion prior to said metallizing.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
54 words
The improvement defined in claim 24 further comprising removing a portion of said insulating layer, which is within 2 mm of an electroactive end region of said wire, and after said metallizing freeing said portion of metal by a method selected from the group consisting of a currentless chemical method and an electrochemical method.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement defined in claim 24 further comprising applying again an additional polymer layer to said metal layer and cross-linking.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 further comprising applying an ion selective layer to an end region of said wire free of said insulating layer.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
79 words
The improvement defined in claim 28 further comprising forming and subsequently cross-linking a matrix for said ion selective layer having a copolymer layer made from the group consisting of phenol-, thiophenol- and aniline-containing monomers, which have an unsaturated aliphatic group in an ortho-position, with at least one other comonomer selected from another group consisting of noncross-linkable OH--, NH 2 -- and SH-containing aromatic monomers by electrochemical deposition and embedding a plurality of ion selective components therein during said depositing.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improvement defined in claim 29 wherein the total amount of said monomers contains at least 40 Mol % of said noncross-linkable monomers.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
88 words
The improvement defined in claim 28 further comprising forming and cross-linking a matrix for said ion selective layer having a copolymer layer made from a comonomer selected from the group consisting of phenol-, thiophenol-, aniline-containing monomers and their combinations, which have an unsaturated aliphatic group in an ortho-position, with at least one other comonomer selected from another group consisting of a noncross-linkable OH--, NH 2 -- and SH-containing aromatic monomers by electrochemical deposition and embedding a plurality of ion selective components after said cross-linking of said copolymer layer.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improvement defined in claim 30 wherein the total amount of said monomers contains at least 40 Mol % of said noncross-linkable monomers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improvement defined in claim 11 wherein said insulating layer is chemically inert.
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